SMTP and Sending Limits for Earthlink Email

When you reached your EarthLink email send limit, you will receive the following error message from the EarthLink SMTP server: "error 554: Redirecting... - Outbound message limit exceeded". The following restrictions apply when sending emails from an EarthLink internet connection:

EarthLink SMTP restriction expiry method - A member of EarthLink 's Abuse team will investigate the circumstances that led to your SMTP privileges being suspended. If it is deemed that your use was legitimate, then your SMTP privileges will be reactivated within 24 hours.